There are many commercial options to ensure that our home always has a pleasant aroma, but we can also Create your own air freshener at home and personalize it with typically autumnal aromas. Don't know how to do it? At Decoora we teach you today How to do an home air freshener with autumn flowers and fruits to create a warm and pleasant atmosphere in your home.
What are those aromas that you identify with autumn? In our case, they are comforting aromas such as wood or wet fir branches, baked apples, aniseed doughnuts. And these and other aromas of plants, fruits and flowers that we associate with autumn which we will use today to create not one but three homemade air fresheners. Choose your favorite, take note of what you need to prepare it and get to it.
Cinnamon and orange air freshener
This air freshener is very easy to make and its aroma is ideal for this time of year. Its list of ingredients is the simplest from our suggestions today. In fact, you probably have everything you need in your fridge and pantry to prepare it. Check it out and gather them all together to get started.
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 orange
- Manzana 1
- 1 tablespoon of cloves
- 2 water glasses
- A drops of alcohol
Do you already have all the ingredients? Then you just need to follow this simple step-by-step guide to fill your home with this interesting mix of citrus and sweet aromas. Your home will benefit from them from the moment you put them on the fire.
- Cut the orange and apple into slices.
- Put the fruit slices in a pot or saucepan along with the cinnamon sticks. Cover the saucepan and bring to a boil.
- When the water starts to boil, lower the heat and Cook until the ingredients infuse and you get the more or less intense fragrance that you want. The vapors will reach every corner of your home, aromatizing it.
- Once tempered, Pour the mixture into one or two glass jars. and add a few drops of alcohol to each one. Place them in different rooms of the house and use some rattan diffuser sticks to better distribute the aroma.
Wintergreen, cinnamon and clove air freshener
This combination of aromas is a real pleasure for the senses. The aroma of wintergreen is similar to that of mint and contrasts with the warmth of cinnamon and clove. Witch hazel helps the essential oils combine with the water and make their aroma last longer, but you could use isopropyl alcohol instead and you would have a similar result.
You can prepare this homemade air freshener using the leaves of the Gaultheria procumbens plant and whole spices, however the aroma will be more intense and long-lasting if you use ready-made essential oils. In addition, it will be easier to prepare the air freshener with this. You will only need the following ingredients and a glass bottle with a diffuser:
- 5 drops of wintergreen essential oil
- 3 drops of cinnamon essential oil
- 2 drops of clove essential oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup water or witch hazel hydrosol (or a few drops of isopropyl alcohol)
Once you have all the ingredients and that bottle with a diffuser that we mentioned earlier, you will only need five minutes to create your wintergreen, cinnamon and clove air freshener and scent your home with a minty and slightly spicy aroma softened by the cinnamon and clove. How? Proceed like this:
- Fill the spray bottle with water and witch hazel using a funnel to avoid wasting anything.
- Then Add the essential oils and close the bottle.
- Shake for a few seconds so that all the ingredients are combined before spraying the air freshener wherever you want in the house. Remember that you should not only shake it the first time but before each use.
Eucalyptus, juniper and sage air freshener
If you like the Woody and fresh aromas that autumn gives us On the coolest and most humid days, this air freshener made of eucalyptus, juniper and sage will convince you. With a wonderful aroma, it will help achieve a feeling of comfort and well-being in your home with very little effort. Because there are only a few ingredients on the list and they are very easy to use. Start by gathering them all:
- 25 drops of eucalyptus
- 15 drops of juniper berries
- 10 drops of sage
- A cup of water
- A pinch of Epsom salt
With all the ingredients together, preparing this homemade air freshener with autumn flowers will be as simple as mix all the ingredients in a jar or bottle with a diffuser and shake it before each use as we have already done with the previous mixture.
Do you like these ideas for making a homemade air freshener with autumn flowers to scent your home? The aromas that each of us associate with fall They are very personal so feel free to experiment with other plants, fruits and autumn flowers or even keep it simple with essential oils created from these.